Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at some financial superpowers that have nothing to do with investing.
Quote of the Day
"So much retirement advice is about the accumulation phase of your life. It’s drilled into us to save, save, save. Then comes the time to start drawing down those savings."
(Michaelle Singletary)
Podcasts
- Peter Lazaroff talks with Tyler Olsen about strategically paying down student debt. (peterlazaroff.com)
- Captain FI talks financial independence with Jonathan Clements. (captainfi.com)
- Frazer Rice talks longevity and aging with Phil Pearlman of the Pearl Institute. (open.spotify.com)
- Morgan Housel on the difference between intelligence and smarts. (open.spotify.com)
Retirement
- Seven things we lose in retirement including structure. (humbledollar.com)
- Five steps to take to prepare for cognitive decline. (savantwealth.com)
- Is your pension benefit inflation-adjusted? (morningstar.com)
- Why so many people fear entering retirement. (wapo.st)
Planning
- A lot of personal finance questions come down to 'it depends.' (bestinterest.blog)
- Six personal finance mistakes including 'Constructing an unwieldy portfolio.' (humbledollar.com)
- Comparing ChatGPT against a human financial adviser. (fortune.com)
Personal finance
- The Baby Boomers experienced an unprecedented sequence of returns. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Some Americans are dropping their home insurance due to higher premiums. (wsj.com)
- AI could enable bank fraud via voice replication. (nytimes.com)
- When someone passes away their subscriptions live on. (humbledollar.com)
- What's the difference between frugal and cheap? (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- How writing stuff down changes our thinking. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- What is happiness? (nextavenue.org)